DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0345Z April 9, 2020
SMOKE: Kansas/Missouri/Oklahoma... Large light density plumes are spreading eastward from agricultural burns in eastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma. Moderate density plumes are found over southeastern Kansas. Light density with a few moderate density plumes moving southward are detected over western Oklahoma. Cuba... Agricultural burning continues over much of the country with a number of light density plumes moving to the south into the northwestern Caribbean Sea. Mexico... Several light small and a few moderate density plumes are occurring over the south-central part of the county. Extensive agricultural burning is producing large areas of light density plumes sourced from Yucatan and the southeastern part of the county. A couple of smaller moderate density plumes are embedded in the light density plumes. The plumes are generally moving off to the north and cover the Bay of Campeche and much of the western Gulf of Mexico. Honduras... Concentrated fires are found over the center of the county with moderate and heavy plumes embedded in a larger area of a light density plume. Movement of the area is to the west-northwest and is spreading over Guatemala. Konon THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE. TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg GIS: ftp://satpsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/FIRE/HMS/GIS/ KML: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/fire.kml (fire) http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/smoke.kml (smoke) ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO: SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov